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Status:
TemporaryFlexible Full-time
Tenure Period:
Possibility of Extension:
Classification:
AO6
Salary:
$4437.00-$4738.00perfortnight
Division:
Strategy & Corporate Services
Region/Directorate:
People & Culture
Work Unit:
Safety & Wellbeing
Location:
Kedron 4031
Closing Date:
Midnight 16th July 2025
Reference No:
QLDQFD2091425
Current Queensland Fire Department employees and volunteers must apply via their internal careers site
The Queensland Fire Department (QFD) provides fire prevention preparedness and response services to fire in the built and landscape environments as well as scientific and specialist capabilities to Queensland communities. The QFD provides a multi-hazard emergency response including road crash rescue bushfire hazardous material technical and vertical rescue severe weather incidents remote and swiftwater rescue and provides a number of functions supporting community safety outcomes.
The department encompasses Queensland Fire and Rescue (QFR) Rural Fire Service Queensland (RFSQ) as well as the broader department which work together to pre-empt prevent mitigate and manage the consequences of fires and other emergencies on Queensland communities and support our large volunteer membership across the state.
The QFD is an organisation that is committed to reframing the departments relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples communities and organisations through activities identified in the QFD Reframing the Relationship Plan contributing to Closing the Gap outcomes and building our cultural capability.
The department is committed to improving the health safety and wellbeing of its people as an integral part of its everyday activities. The wellbeing of QFD workforce contractors visitors and members of the public is a priority in its efforts to achieve a healthy and safe work environment. The Health and Wellbeing team promotes the need for healthy safe and well workplaces and is responsible for implementing policies procedures and guidelines conducting risk assessments inspections investigations and audits including case managing injured and ill workers. As a key priority the team provides expert advice and support to QFD staff volunteers and others within our workplaces across the regions or corporate services to meet their obligations through preventing preparing for responding to and supporting recovery from the impact of fire and emergency events.
Reporting to the Manager you will provide high-level technical advice and strategic support to regional and/or state managers staff and volunteers and take a lead role in coaching and developing managers in their effective management of health and safety wellbeing illnesses and injuries in building capability across the department in these areas. You will work closely with key stakeholders to identify and manage risks to health and safety prevent injuries and dangerous situations through proactive strategies and initiatives providing support to those who are ill or injured and delivering services such as monitoring the departments legislative compliance and contributing to the development of policies and procedures promoting best practice guidelines in accordance with legislation and departmental policies.
Highly desirable requirements
Your part in the ongoing success of our department in supporting frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work including but not limited to:
To determine your suitability for the role you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to what we are looking for in this role:
Leadership Competency Stream Individual Contributor (leading self)
Vision
Results
Accountability
Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFD shared values of:
To find out more about the behaviours and competencies required for this role visit Leadership competencies for Queensland For government Queensland Government
Want more information
Please contact Michelle Hilhorst A/Manager Regional Supporton phone 0or email.
You can also visit our website to find out more information about joining our team.
How to apply
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Full-Time